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Latest News: 11 March 2010
Lord Young Visits Cosford Apprentices
Lord Young of Norwood Green, Minister for Postal Affairs and Employment Relations, today visited the Michael Beetham Conservation Centre (MBCC) at Royal Air Force Museum Cosford.
During his visit, Lord Young was given a tour of the Museum’s Conservation Centre and took time to meet and speak with the apprentices, in his capacity as Minister for Employment Relations. He was particularly interested in highlighting his support for apprenticeship schemes.
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B-25 Mitchell Grumpy En Route To Deliver R A F M A F Sword
RAFMAF Board members John T Sessions is flying his B-25 Mitchell bomber from the UK to Paine Field, WA along the route taken by World War Two bomb crews to honor those who made the trip in wartime.
On board will be an RAF Ceremonial Sword which will be presented to the RAF Exchange officer who has contributed most to Anglo-American relations in the past year.
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Museum Apprentice Wins Engineering Student Achiever Award
Daniel Perks, a junior apprentice at the Royal Air Force Museum's Michael Beetham Conservation Centre, was recently presented with the 'Engineering Student Achiever Award' 2009 as part of the Celebration of Work Awards managed by the Telford College of Arts and Technology (TCAT).
Daniel, aged 20 from Telford, was nominated for the 'Engineering Student Achiever Award' by his company representative Mr Tim Wallis, Manager of the Museum's Michael Beetham Conservation Centre. Daniels award recognises the increasing and progressive development that he has shown throughout his 2 years in the scheme.
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U S Recognition Of R A F Contribution In Iraq
The outstanding contribution made by the men and women of the Royal Air Force on Operation TELIC, and over the past 19 years in the Gulf region, has been formally recognised by the commander of US forces in Iraq.
General Raymond Odierno, the most senior military chief in Baghdad, has written to Britain’s Secretary of State for Defence, Bob Ainsworth MP, to express his “sincere gratitude” for the RAF’s commitment to the region since 1990, including its role since 2003 as part of Multi-National Force – Iraq.
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